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2013/12/16

FASHION BRANDS CHOOSE BUNNIES OVER ANGORA SWEATERS

Claims
that millions of rabbits in China are being ill-treated has led to high street
stores being called on to pull angora products from their shelves.A
number of major names have already suspended sourcing angora goods following an
investigation by animal rights activists, it was reported.

It
comes amid allegations that Chinese suppliers of the much-sought after fur are
plucking it off rabbits who have been tethered to a board and are heard yelping
in pain.

After
a video was circulated on social media, which sparked a consumer outcry, brands
including H&M, Boden, Primark, Calvin Klein, Whistles and Next suspended
sourcing, according to the Sunday Times.

ASOS
has also confirmed that it is banning and pulling from its shelves any products
made with angora following discussions with People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals (Peta).

Topshop
said it had stopped buying angora clothes after receiving a petition from more
than 100,000 people, it was reported.

A spokesman forMarks and Spencertold
the newspaper: "We will not place any further orders from our suppliers
for products containing angora until we have concluded our visits to farms."